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Maternal trait personality and breastfeeding duration: the importance of confidence and social support.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Mar2014, Vol. 70 Issue 3, p587-598, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Aim To explore associations among breastfeeding duration, maternal personality and maternal attitudes and experiences of breastfeeding. Background Understanding influences on breastfeeding initiation and duration is critical to increasing breastfeeding rates and supporting new mothers. Maternal characteristics such as self-efficacy, knowledge and confidence are known to enable women to breastfeed, but little is known about the influence of maternal trait personality on breastfeeding. Design An exploratory cross-sectional survey. Method A total of 602 mothers with an infant aged 6-12 months old completed a self-report questionnaire examining maternal trait personality, breastfeeding duration and attitudes and experiences of breastfeeding. Data were collected between March-June 2009. Results Mothers who reported high levels of extraversion, emotional stability and conscientiousness were significantly more likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding for a longer duration. Attitudes and experiences significantly associated with these personality traits such as perceived difficulties and lack of support may explain these patterns. For example, characteristics associated with introversion and anxiety may prevent women from seeking support or challenging negative attitudes of others at this critical time. Conclusion Understanding the influence of maternal personality may thus be a useful tool in antenatal support to recognize women who may need extra, directed support while facilitating discussion of potential barriers to breastfeeding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BREASTFEEDING & psychology
ANALYSIS of covariance
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
BODY image
BREASTFEEDING
BREASTFEEDING promotion
CONFIDENCE
STATISTICAL correlation
EMPLOYMENT
FACTOR analysis
HEALTH attitudes
LACTATION disorders
MARITAL status
MOTHERHOOD
PSYCHOLOGY of mothers
MULTIVARIATE analysis
PARENTING
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY tests
PROBABILITY theory
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SELF-efficacy
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
DATA analysis
SOCIAL support
EDUCATIONAL attainment
THEMATIC analysis
LIFESTYLES
ATTITUDES of mothers
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 93894415
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12219